Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Sun 04 Jan 2009 04:01:14p, Janet Wilder told us...
>
>> I am looking for a hamburger press. I used to have an inexpensive one
>> made of aluminum that had no bottom (you put it on waxed paper or
>> parchment paper)and a knob on top that you twisted. On the inside of
>> that knob was a band of metal that separated the patty from the top of
>> the press. I lost it. Probably when we wrecked our fifth wheel in 2005.
>>
>> I have been looking for a replacement and everything I get is not
>> sufficient.
>>
>> Today I was surfing and found a Winco™ "adjustable" hamburger press. I
>> believe the model number is HP-4. The best price is on this web site,
>> but the shipping is as much as the press. http://tinyurl.com/96ryod
>>
>> Do you all think it's worth it? I haven't seen the thing in real life
>> but I thought maybe someone here had and could recommend it or another.
>>
>> I grind all my own beef and it's time to restock the burgers.
>>
>> TIA,
>> Janet
>
> It looks like a decent press, Janet. However, I really don't like burgers
> formed in a press.
>
> When I need a quantity of burger patties, either for a party or for
> freezing, I weight out all the meat in portions so they'll be consistently
> the same. After all the portions have been weighed, I shape them by hand
> on plastic wrap, then wrap each one individually. I think the results of a
> hand shaped burger are infinitely better than those that came from a press.
>

That's pretty much what I've been doing, Wayne. I shape them and wrap
them and put them on a cookie sheet in the freezer. When they are
frozen, I take off the plastic and put them in a resealable freezer bag.
The weighing is so tedious.

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Janet Wilder
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